Capital Expenditure And Revenue Expenditure
Overview
A business spends money on hundreds of things in a single month: a new delivery van, a tank of fuel for it, a repair to the roof, an extension that doubles the size of the workshop. Every one of those payments has to be filed under one of two labels, and getting the label wrong quietly distorts both the profit figure and the value of everything the business owns.
In this lesson you will learn to tell capital expenditure and revenue expenditure apart, classify real transactions correctly, and explain what goes wrong in the financial statements when the classification is made incorrectly.
Objectives
- Explain the terms capital expenditure and revenue expenditure
- Explain the importance of the correct treatment of capital expenditure and revenue expenditure
Lesson Note
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- Which of the following is capital expenditure? A) Fuel for a delivery van B) Installation cost of a new machine C) Wages of factory staff D) Insurance premium Answer: B
- A business wrongly records a $1,000 repair bill as capital expenditure. What is the effect on profit for the year? A) Profit is understated by $1,000 B) Profit is overstated by $1,000 C) Profit is unaffected D) Profit is overstated by $2,000 Answer: B
- Which financial statement records revenue expenditure? A) Statement of financial position B) Income statement C) Statement of changes in equity D) Trial balance only Answer: B
- A machine costs $5,000, delivery costs $200, and a one-year insurance policy costs $150. What is the capital expenditure? A) $5,000 B) $5,150 C) $5,200 D) $5,350 Answer: C
- Which of the following best describes capital expenditure? A) Spending that benefits only the current period B) Spending on acquiring or improving a non-current asset C) Spending on inventory for resale D) Spending on staff wages Answer: B
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